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Lexington Police Department

License plate reader records for Lexington. Each fact keeps its source and checked date.

Written rules describe policy, not proof that every search follows it. Agency-reported camera totals have a different scope from community-mapped county points.

What the public record establishes

The city locations page also totals 125 readers by council district and dates those table numbers to September 25, 2024. That table date is separate from the undated inventory statement on the main program page. Neither establishes a field-verified current count.

Source section Number of LPRs by council district. Checked 2026-10-23.

Plate reader vendors

Flock Safety

Source. Checked 2026-10-23.

Reported camera count

125 LPRs. LFUCG LPRs throughout Fayette County, as stated by the city page. Page does not date this inventory.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23.

Data retention

Published order sets a 30-day maximum, subject to longer periods required by Kentucky law or records schedules. Evidentiary data is preserved separately.

This is the published order's rule, not an independently verified current retention setting. Applicable records schedules may require a longer period.

Source section F.3. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2023-07-09.

Access and oversight

Trained employees use individual credentials; searches require a reason and are audited at least quarterly.

Source section C and E. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2023-07-09.

Separate technology program records

The city separately describes a Video Management System and Fusus camera participation. Level 1 registration identifies possible footage without direct police access. Level 2 offers direct feeds during nearby emergencies and has an owner cost. These program descriptions do not establish current device totals, individual permissions or VMS retention. The plate-reader count and retention rule in this profile do not describe all video cameras.

Source. Checked 2026-10-24.

Separate drone program records

Lexington's 2026 department goals call for more licensed drone pilots in the Forensic Services Unit and establishment of a drone as first responder (DFR) program by the Bureau of Investigation Intelligence Unit. These are objectives, not verification of completed staffing, program launch, fleet quantity or launch locations. The separate goal to explore long-term digital-evidence storage does not establish drone retention rules.

Source section 2026 department goals and objectives, goals 2-4. Checked 2026-10-24.

How to read police drone program numbers

Details not yet verified

Written camera policy, Named sharing partners, Contract value, Contract start date, Contract end date. No value is inferred from a county map count or another agency's policy.

Source documents

Local map

Fayette County camera guide. The county map includes source points from multiple operators. It is not this agency's inventory.

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